The Human Factor in a Mission to Mars: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Description

A manned mission to Mars is faced with challenges and topics that may not be obvious but of great importance and challenging for such a mission. This is the first book that collects contributions from scholars in various fields, from astronomy and medicine, to theology and philosophy, addressing such topics. The discussion goes beyond medical and technological challenges of such a deep-space mission. The focus is on human nature, human emotions and biases in such a new environment. The primary audience for this book are all researchers interested in the human factor in a space mission including philosophers, social scientists, astronomers, and others. This volume will also be of high interest for a much wider audience like the non-academic world, or for students. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Martian Environmental Psychology: The Choice Architecture of a Mars Mission and Colony (Steven Abood)....Pages 3-34 Program Planning for a Mars Hardship Post: Social, Psychological, and Spiritual Services (Margaret Boone Rappaport, Christopher Corbally)....Pages 35-58 Enabling and Enhancing Human Health and Performance for Mars Colonies: Smart Spacecraft and Smart Habitats (Mark Shelhamer)....Pages 59-67 The Impact of Space Weather on Human Missions to Mars: The Need for Good Engineering and Good Forecasts (Mike Hapgood)....Pages 69-91 Mars and Beyond: The Feasibility of Living in the Solar System (Chris Impey)....Pages 93-111 Front Matter ....Pages 113-113 Human Extremophiles: Mars as a Camera Obscura of the Extraterrestrial Scientific Culture (Klara Anna Capova)....Pages 115-132 Colonising Mars. A Time Frame for Ethical Questioning (Jacques Arnould)....Pages 133-144 Can Deep Altruism Sustain Space Settlement? (Jacob Haqq-Misra)....Pages 145-155 Interplanetary Sustainability: Mars as a Means of a Long-Term Sustainable Development of Humankind in the Solar System? (Andreas Losch)....Pages 157-166 Mars Environmental Protection: An Application of the 1/8 Principle (Tony Milligan, Martin Elvis)....Pages 167-183 Science and Ethics in the Exploration of Mars (Gonzalo Munévar)....Pages 185-200 Ethics for an Uninhabited Planet (Erik Persson)....Pages 201-216 Religion for a Spatial Colony: Raising the Right Questions (Lluis Oviedo)....Pages 217-231 Human Place in the Outer Space: Skeptical Remarks (Konrad Szocik)....Pages 233-252 Back Matter ....Pages 253-266